Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Quarterman, John W.
Date Sworn: 1859-04-07
Appraisers: William Q. Baker, L. J. Mallard, Peter W. Fleming
Estate Administrator: Thomas W. Fleming
Court Officer: Joseph Ashmore, J.P.
Date Recorded: 1859-05-10
Recording Official: W. P. Girardeau, O.L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $5921.97 1/2
Value of enslaved persons: $4200.00
Comments: “Rev’d John W. Quarterman – late Missionary to China.”
“Lot No 1 was drawn by Edward Quarterman but by consent of all parties, Lot No 1 was exchanged for Lot No 2 and therefore Lot Nos 2, 4 and 10 remained in hat for the minors of Revd Robert Quarterman who was this day represented by Thomas W. Fleming Guardian.”
“Lot No 3 drawn by T. Q. Cassels for the estate of Joseph M. Quarterman.”
“Lot No 5 was drawn by Edward Quarterman for William W. Quarterman.”
“Lot No 6 was drawn by Robert S. [or T] Quarterman.”
[NOTE: Lots numbers 7-10 were designated but did not include slaves. #7 drawn by Edward Quarterman for Richard Q. Way; #8 by Wm. [William] W. Winn for T. Sumner Winn; #9 by T.W. Fleming for Hetty A. Quarterman.]
| Enslaved Person Named | Value | Description | Lot # |
| Peter | 800 | “Man; Aged about 42 years; Carpenter” | 1 |
| Violet | 550 | “Woman; Aged about 40 years” | 2 |
| Celia | 600 | “Woman; Aged about 36 years” | 3 |
| Cye | 900 | “Man; Aged about 22 years” | 4 |
| Ginny | 800 | “Young Woman; Aged about 19 years” | 5 |
| Tom | 550 | “Small Boy; Aged about 14 years” | 6 |
Find the digitized original at:”Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893T-XTFF?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 214 of 703
These antebellum estate inventories and appraisals generally included all the deceased person’s “property,” including enslaved persons. Only those names are documented here for historical and genealogical purposes. Anyone interested in the actual property owned by the deceased may find it at the link at the bottom of the page. Names are listed in the original order, as this often gives very valuable information about family groupings or the age of children (who may be listed in age order).